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consumer spending makes up 70% of the u.s. economy and 40% of that will happen in just these two months, november and december. so how did we fare over the past two days? not too shabby. $59 million spent. the average american in the past four days spent some $423. interesting to note, though, that black friday sales were actually down nearly 28% this year compared to last year. why? well, i guess a lot of people excused themselves thursday night from thanksgiving dinner, went out to the stores shopping. overall, we're expected to see a 4.1% increase from last year. that is very good news for the u.s. economy. of course, thanksgiving came early this year. we'll see if americans continue the spreading spree up to christmas. amy? >> it's all about having more days to shop. bianna golodryga, thank you so much. >>> let's head to josh elliott with the other top stories developing right now. >> the holiday travel weekend as come to an end, but not without major scare for passengers flying from st. louis to cincinnati. a disaster ave
consumer spending makes up 70% of the u.s. economy and 40% of that will happen in just these two months, november and december. so how did we fare over the past two days? not too shabby. $59 million spent. the average american in the past four days spent some $423. interesting to note, though, that black friday sales were actually down nearly 28% this year compared to last year. why? well, i guess a lot of people excused themselves thursday night from thanksgiving dinner, went out to the stores...
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but in the u.s., just 45. experts say zara isn't expanding more in the u.s. because the u.s. has a problem with expanding waistlines. >> they feel almost as if plus-sized women are aliens that came from mars or somewhere. >> reporter: what's a plus-sized zara lover to do? we took these fashionistas on a shopping trip to one of these rare zara stores in the u.s., to see how the designer sizes measure up. three bags of loot later, it was time to try things on. >> this is an extra large. now, i'm using my yoga technique to get into this. i can't get my arm in the back. this is as far as it's going on me. >> i'm a size 8. that's really cute. i'm thinking i'm an extra large now. although americans are, in fact, more obese than europeans, unlike zara, other global retailers have seized the american waistline by the belt. and are making money. >> h&m and uniclo have done tremendous business here. i don't know why you would want to shut yourself out of the american market. >> plus-sized women need to understand that your money is just as good as anybody else's money. you're trying on
but in the u.s., just 45. experts say zara isn't expanding more in the u.s. because the u.s. has a problem with expanding waistlines. >> they feel almost as if plus-sized women are aliens that came from mars or somewhere. >> reporter: what's a plus-sized zara lover to do? we took these fashionistas on a shopping trip to one of these rare zara stores in the u.s., to see how the designer sizes measure up. three bags of loot later, it was time to try things on. >> this is an...
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u.s. history. some estimates say it may cost $50 billion to rebuild. with more than 4.1 million customers still without power across a dozen states, temperatures are expected to dip into the mid to upper 30s over the weekend. this morning, "the wall street journal" reports fema has generators sitting in storage while families like this mother and daughter, living 17 flights up, are without power. telling our diane sawyer, their water is now running out, too. >> that's all the water we have left. >> it's almost gone. >> reporter: and the generators and use of them are a real question. so many feel there should be an all-hands-on-deck feeling for a disaster this large, when they hear about generators not being used properly or sitting idle, and they see generators like this story in the "post" these are two this morning, two giant generators sitting for the new york city marathon right in the middle of central park. now, they are not being used right now. not being plugged in but when you se
u.s. history. some estimates say it may cost $50 billion to rebuild. with more than 4.1 million customers still without power across a dozen states, temperatures are expected to dip into the mid to upper 30s over the weekend. this morning, "the wall street journal" reports fema has generators sitting in storage while families like this mother and daughter, living 17 flights up, are without power. telling our diane sawyer, their water is now running out, too. >> that's all the...
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u.s. history. some estimates say it may cost some $50 billion to rebuild. with more than 4.1 million customers still without power across a dozen states, temperatures are expected to dip into the mid to upper 30s over the weekend. this morning, "the wall street journal" reports fema has generators sitting in storage. while families like this mother and daughter, living 17 flights up, are without power. telling our diane sawyer, their water is now running out, too. >> that's all the water we have left. >> it's almost gone. >> the feeling is, for a disaster this large, there should be an all-hands on deck feeling. and every generator, within thousands of miles, should be helping people who are without power and who are in need. and this picture from the new york post this morning, tells another story. look at the giant generators. these things are huge. and right now, they're sitting, unplugged, not being used, outside of where the new york city marathon will be in central park. and a lot of
u.s. history. some estimates say it may cost some $50 billion to rebuild. with more than 4.1 million customers still without power across a dozen states, temperatures are expected to dip into the mid to upper 30s over the weekend. this morning, "the wall street journal" reports fema has generators sitting in storage. while families like this mother and daughter, living 17 flights up, are without power. telling our diane sawyer, their water is now running out, too. >> that's all...
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the first visit by a u.s. president to myanmar, the tiny asian country closed off for so long, they are now celebrating freedom. also the first visit to cambodia by a u.s. president. that is happening right now. >> great to be here. myanmar formerly known as burma. >>> also happening overnight, the woman at the center of the cia sex scandal, paula broadwell, surfaces at home with her husband and two young children opinion she's released a statement that we'll hear in a few moments. >>> and a brand-new update from robin coming up. she had what she calls a tuneup last week. it's all still part of her road to recovery. we have a new picture and we'll tell what you she has to say. >> love seeing that splil right now. >>> let's get to josh with the breaking news out of the middle east. >>> israelis pounding palestinian targets in gaza overnight launching dozens of new missile strikes. the death toll also climbing at this hour. almost 100 palestinians are now dead. on the israeli side, meanwhile, powerful images as
the first visit by a u.s. president to myanmar, the tiny asian country closed off for so long, they are now celebrating freedom. also the first visit to cambodia by a u.s. president. that is happening right now. >> great to be here. myanmar formerly known as burma. >>> also happening overnight, the woman at the center of the cia sex scandal, paula broadwell, surfaces at home with her husband and two young children opinion she's released a statement that we'll hear in a few...
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. >> we're going to begin with the major jolt for the u.s. economy. americans are opening their wallets and spending again. and doing so in record numbers. weekend "gma" anchor, bianna golodryga, here to explain it all. >> reporter: the numbers out this morning are eye-opening. americans spent a record $1.5 billion on cyber monday, the busiest online shopping day of the year. sales were up 28%, compared to the same day last year. and that's especially remarkable considering the record number of shoppers we saw getting an early start over the holiday weekend. amazon enjoyed what could be one of its busiest days in history. this is what it looked like inside 1 of the company's 80 order fulfillment centers. a warehouse in phoenix with miles of conveyor belts. americans are seeing the economy and the housing market slowly improving. but we have four more weeks of holiday shopping. whether the sales numbers can hold up, remains to be scene. >> cautious optimism. thank you for that, bianna. >>> here's another piece of good news for the economy this morning.
. >> we're going to begin with the major jolt for the u.s. economy. americans are opening their wallets and spending again. and doing so in record numbers. weekend "gma" anchor, bianna golodryga, here to explain it all. >> reporter: the numbers out this morning are eye-opening. americans spent a record $1.5 billion on cyber monday, the busiest online shopping day of the year. sales were up 28%, compared to the same day last year. and that's especially remarkable...
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democrat timken is the winner the virginia u.s. senate race and beat george allen with 52% of the boats. -- 52% of the vote. the three made ballot initiatives in maryland all passed. voters approved legalizing same- sex marriage, expanding children and allowing illegal immigrants to pay in- state tuition college rates. we are trying to wind down this commute. 395, the delays are coming off the beltway. a brief delay in landmark and the inbound 14th street bridge. the inner loop of the beltway is with am springfield at 66 on the shoulder. no problems to report on the 355 off the belt way. about lighterned snow coming into the picture. 39 degrees now with cloudy but a coastal storm is trying to bring its moisture. we will have a better chance of today.ter the first snowflakes of the season will be possible most of will stay east of 95. our temperatures will be 38-43 degrees and after we have a nice warmup for the weekend. >> thank you for watching. we will be back at noon. "live with kelly and michael" is next. hey! hey, baby. [ stts
democrat timken is the winner the virginia u.s. senate race and beat george allen with 52% of the boats. -- 52% of the vote. the three made ballot initiatives in maryland all passed. voters approved legalizing same- sex marriage, expanding children and allowing illegal immigrants to pay in- state tuition college rates. we are trying to wind down this commute. 395, the delays are coming off the beltway. a brief delay in landmark and the inbound 14th street bridge. the inner loop of the beltway...
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the most tweeted about event in u.s. political history. perhaps no surprise there. but almost 328,000 tweets a minute when president obama was projected to win the election. it beat those tweets by 20 million. that was the first presidential debate by obama and governor romney. and take a look at a tweet that could go down as the most retweeted in history. it was barack obama's simple accounting of history last night. four more years, with a period. that equals 16 characters. by my math, he had 124 characters left. what a picture those three words, telling so much of the story. george? >> josh, thanks very much. >>> let's go to abc's jon karl about the house and the senate. republicans are going to stay in control of the house. one of the surprises last night, democrats, firmly in control of the senate. >> reporter: basically, the bottom line here, you have a congress that's more deeply divided than the one we just had. but the senate, this is a story of missed republican misses and losses. in massachusetts, the most closely-watched senate race in the country, eliza
the most tweeted about event in u.s. political history. perhaps no surprise there. but almost 328,000 tweets a minute when president obama was projected to win the election. it beat those tweets by 20 million. that was the first presidential debate by obama and governor romney. and take a look at a tweet that could go down as the most retweeted in history. it was barack obama's simple accounting of history last night. four more years, with a period. that equals 16 characters. by my math, he had...